NEW YORK (WABC) — If you missed May’s Manhattanhenge spectacle, this weekend is your second and last chance of the year.<\/p>\n
Twice a year, the setting sun lines up with Manhattan’s streets to provide one of the most amazing sunset photos you can capture in New York City.<\/p>\n
Manhattanhenge happens on approximately the same two days in May and then again on two days in July<\/a> every year.<\/p>\n According to the American Museum of Natural History, the spectacle occurs when the “setting sun aligns precisely with the Manhattan street grid, creating a radiant glow of light across Manhattan’s brick and steel canyons, simultaneously illuminating both the north and south sides of every cross street of the borough’s grid.”<\/p>\n July’s Manhattanhenge 2026:<\/p>\n Full Sun:Saturday, July 11 at 8:20 pm ET If you want to get a shot worthy of the occasion, follow these photos tips from AccuWeather<\/a>:<\/p>\n Plan ahead: Be sure to check the weather<\/a> and stake out your spot well before the sunset. As with any big event in New York City, Manhattanhenge attracts crowds.Pick the right street: Find a street with an unobstructed view of the horizon. NYC Parks<\/a> has outlined the best streets in Manhattan to witness the moment. They are:14th Street Manhattanhenge can also be viewed at: Tudor City Overpass in Manhattan ———- Copyright \u00a9 2026 WABC-TV. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEW YORK (WABC) — If you missed May’s Manhattanhenge spectacle, this weekend is your second and last chance…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":293350,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[111931,75,84,83,95388,9,24,63,96252,96253,14454,96255,96254,96251],"class_list":["post-293349","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-manhattan","tag-111931","tag-manhattan","tag-manhattan-headlines","tag-manhattan-news","tag-manhattanhenge-2026","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-nyc-manhattanhenge","tag-nyc-sunset","tag-sunset","tag-what-time-is-manhatanhenge","tag-what-time-is-sunset","tag-when-is-manhattanhenge"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293349","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=293349"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293349\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/293350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=293349"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=293349"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=293349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Half Sun: Sunday, July 12 at 8:21 pm ET<\/p>\n
23rd Street
34th Street
42nd Street
79th Street<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Hunter’s Point South Park in Long Island City, QueensBring the right equipment and check your settings: If you really want the perfect shot, bring a tripod and a quality camera. Make sure your settings are ready for the low-light conditions. Pick a high aperture setting such as F\/16 and make sure your ISO is the lowest possible for your camera. Experiment with different subjects: Try picking something in the foreground to focus on, such as someone watching the sunset or a fountain. This creates a silhouette for a more appealing shot.<\/p>\n
* Get the AccuWeather App<\/a>
* More AccuWeather<\/a>
* Follow us on YouTube<\/a>
* More local news<\/a>
* Sign up for free newsletters<\/a>
* Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts<\/a>
<\/p>\n